Michael Connolly is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. He represents owners and managers of family-owned businesses and closely-held businesses in connection with disputes between business owners under LLC operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and partnership agreements; claims against directors and officers concerning company management and operations; and other internal disputes concerning business valuations, corporate distributions, and access to company information.
Mr. Connolly also has an active business litigation practice. He represents businesses in commercial disputes involving contracts and trade practices, including business asset purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, financing and franchise agreements, disputes concerning trademarks, trade secrets, and other confidential business information, and land use and environmental matters.
Michael is also the Editor of Murtha Cullina's Family Business Perspectives Blog.
Presentations:
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Presented case study regarding Viacom, Inc. and Sumner Redstone succession and governance issues at meeting of the Family-Owned Business Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section's Middle Market and Small Business Committee, Spring Meeting, April 2016
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ADR in Action: How Arbitration and Mediation Clauses Work on Paper and in Practice: ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Presenter and Co-chair, April, 2016
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Presented case study and led roundtable discussion on settlement agreements in family-owned business disputes at meeting of the Family-Owned Business Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section's Middle Market and Small Business Committee, Fall Meeting, November 2015
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Presented case studies on avoiding and handling disputes between siblings in family businesses at meeting of the Family-Owned Business Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section's Middle Market and Small Business Committee, Annual Meeting, September 2015
More Legal and Business Bylines From Michael P. Connolly
- Can Your Transfer of Family-Owned Business Stock or Assets be Avoided as a Fraudulent Transfer? - (Posted On Thursday, December 06, 2018)
- Watch Out For Claims Of Economic Duress After Purchasing Shares In A Family-Owned Business - (Posted On Friday, November 16, 2018)
- Court Orders Family-Owned Business to Hold Annual Shareholder Meeting - (Posted On Wednesday, September 26, 2018)
- Son’s Lawsuit to Dissolve Family Business Based Upon Relatives’ “Vendetta” Against Him Allowed To Proceed - (Posted On Monday, September 10, 2018)
- Do Shareholders Need to Make a Demand Upon the Board of Directors Before Filing Suit on a Family-Owned Corporation’s Behalf? - (Posted On Saturday, May 05, 2018)
- Should an Estate or Trust Operate a Decedent’s Family-Owned Business? - (Posted On Wednesday, March 21, 2018)
- Beware of Successor Liability Claims in Connection with Family-Owned Businesses - (Posted On Wednesday, March 07, 2018)
- Watch the Calendar When Considering Claims in Connection With a Family-Owned Business - (Posted On Thursday, February 15, 2018)
- Court Ruling Highlights “The Perils Of Going Into Business With Family Members” - (Posted On Monday, January 08, 2018)
- Is A Non-Compete Agreement In Connection With The Purchase And Sale Of A Family-Owned Business Enforceable? - (Posted On Thursday, November 30, 2017)